Thank you Childermass, the fact that this might still technically be considered his fault just feels wonderful to Strange right now. He rolls down his sleeve and rebuttons it as Childermass and Lambert start snapping a bit.

"I do wonder if the courts were aware of the carnival even before Frost. After all, a traveling carnival run by a fae who isn't part of the courts sounds like it would be perfectly good gossip."

Granted, he's mostly saying this to make himself feel better and try and convince himself that he didn't probably doom the carnival, but it still counts! And again, it's not like they've been subtle as they blunder through the multiverse, getting demons killed and getting kicked out of ongoing parties. "But yes. She returned my memories and saw them as well--gave me a bit of grief considering so many of them revolved around Arabella."

Joking about a thing means that it doesn't bother you, right? Right!